Somen Mahapatra

Soumen Mahapatra is an Indian politician and the current Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and previously served as the Minister for Water Resources Investigation & Development in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Tamluk constituency in 2011 and 2021, Pingla constituency in 2016 and Nandanpur constituency in 2006 West Bengal assembly election.[1][2][3]

Soumen Kumar Mahapatra
Cabinet Minister of Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
May 20, 2011
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
D. Y. Patil
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Department
  • Water Resources Investigation & Development (2011-2021)
  • Irrigation and Waterways (2021-
Preceded byNandagopal Bhattacharjee (Water Resources Investigation & Development)
Mamata Banerjee (Irrigation and Waterways)
Succeeded byManas Bhunia (Water Resources Investigation & Development)
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 02, 2021
(May 13, 2011-May 19, 2016)
Preceded byJagannath Mitra (2016)
Ashok Kumar Dinda (2021)
Succeeded byAshok Kumar Dinda (2016)
ConstituencyTamluk
In office
May 19, 2016 – May 02, 2021
Preceded byPrabodh Chandra Sinha
Succeeded byAjit Maity
ConstituencyPingla
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byChhaya Bera
Succeeded byBula Choudhury
ConstituencyNandanpur
Personal details
Born (1958-12-06) 6 December 1958
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Spouse(s)Sumana Mahapatra
ChildrenTwo
Residence(s)Kolkata

References
  1. Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries
  2. All the Didi's men
  3. "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.


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